Regional Operations Manager - South

Job Title: Regional Operations Manager - South

Location: Asda House (Fieldbased)

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per Week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive Salary plus benefits

Category: Corporate Store Operations

Closing Date: 19 March 2026

This role will be covering the entire South of England so applicants must ensure that they are situated within the South, ideally around the London area.

You will be responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of Express Store Managers to deliver great service, colleague engagement and operational excellence.

You will ensure your portfolio of stores is number one locally, evidenced through profitable growth and delivery of clearly defined KRAs, commercial awareness of the local market, and a commitment to the Asda values and Leading Asda behaviours.

It will be your responsibility to implement and embed change initiatives and new ways of working, while ensuring all stores operate safely, legally and in compliance with convenience company policies and procedures.

This role is field based; the Regional Manager - Express is expected to be regionally mobile within a defined geographic area across our retail regions, providing weekend cover on a rota.

You will be able to work in a fast paced environment, to adapt to and lead from the front of our change programmes, with an eye for detail and the ability to execute plans first time.

This role requires considerable knowledge of store operations, multi site management, store processes and policy, and commercial awareness of the local market, competition and regional trends.

You will seek opportunities to drive your area's performance forward, ruthlessly prioritising workload so stores deliver a best in class customer experience, while engaging others through excellent communication, building relationships across large teams and exerting influence.

Apply today by completing an online application

To balance collaboration and flexibility, Asda offers a hybrid arrangement with a minimum of 3 days a week in our Home Offices. Additional requirements may involve more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also receive an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)
• Company Car allowance of £8,000
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - supporting colleagues to ensure everyone feels included and differences are celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.